When their country's oil supply runs short, Soviet officials decide to tap into the Persian Gulf's ample reserves. But first, NATO must be neutralized. So begins Operation Red Storm, which just might trigger a third world war.

Since the publication of The Hunt for Red October, Tom Clancy has established an unrivalled position as the world’s leading thriller writer, with a string of million-selling novels and three major Hollywood films to his name. He is also the author of SSN and the non-fiction books Submarine, Armoured Warfare, Fighter Wing and Marine, and the co-creator of the Op-Centre series.